Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1887-09-13
Local Miscellany.

See new advertisement of Messrs.
& Lothrop.
Mr.. Gustav Brown will open up the
Oyster season next Saturday.
The Sarah Zane Fire Co., Of Win
chester, has in contemplation an ex-
cursion to the Luray caverns.
Messrs. Armentrout & TutwiIer
have completed the brick walls of
Judge Beckwith's new dwelling.
Mr.. Henry Stouffer has purchased
beautiful stallion-one Of the finest
animals ever brought to this section.
The parched earth has been visited
with refreshing rains since Sunday
morning, to the delight of everybody
hereabouts.
A number of carrier pigeons were
brought to Harper's Ferry from Phil
adelphia last week, and turned loose
to make the homeward trip.
Mr.. j.. Ed Burns, of the firm of
Burns and Shugert, went east last
week to purchase an extensive Fall
stock of Dry Goods and Notions.
Mr.. Geo. w. Mock is preparing 10
lay brick pavement in front of the
properties of Messrs. Jno. G. and j.
Frank Weller, on East Liberty street.
Q Mr.. Geo. F. Anderson. has con-
tracted to erect the new school=house
at Summit Point, and Mr.. JAS. j.
Russell will do the painting of the
same.
owe are pleased to see Mr.. John
Burns out again, about recovered
from his late railroad accident, in
which he so narrowly escaped being
killed.
The store of Mr.. Jacob Winter
inoyer, in Shepherdstown, was broken
into on Sunday night week, and sew
cral hundred dollars worth of goods
StOlen tDeTeITOtu-
The sequel to the Methodist grave
yard mystery is that foot (supposed
to be that of the colored boy who was
recently injured on the S. V. r. r. }
has been found buried there.
We wcfe' shown last week some
fine peaches raised by our well-known
fellow Citizen, Mr.. Richard Dowdcn,
ut Mechanicstown in this county,
from gratis upon poplar trees.
Mr.. John NJ. Marsteller. brother of
Mr.. A. f. Marstcller of this place,
has been appointed master mechanic
of the machine shops of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad at Martins
burg.
VIM. r. Jenkins, who was assault
cd by Josiah r. Locke and son, in
Clarke county, Virginia, died Tues
day night, and his remains we're in
tered in the Methodist graveyard at
this place on Thursday.
Messrs. Avery & Co. have put in
new dam across the Shenandoah
above Harper's Ferry, and are push
ing forward the erection of the foun-
dation for their pulp mill on the site
of the old rifle factory works.
Letters are advertised at Charles
ton for J. II. Beckwith, Miss Mable
Burns, J. NJ. Brown, Mrs Sarah
Daniels, r. A. Hopkins, j. X. Jones,
Charles II. James, Mrs. S. G. Lewis,
James S. Morgan and Miss Julie
Milton. !
We were pleased to have call
yesterday from our former employee
MIR. Chas. F. McGinnis, of Baltimore,
but were sorry to find him unwell.-I
Hope he will be all right after 4 day
or two spent in the pure air of old
jefferson.
The bicycles of Messrs. Gerard d.
Moore and Humphrey Amber are of
the American Champion pattern, mdn-
ufactured by Messrs. Gormully &
Jeffrey, Chicago, ILL.,, and were pur-
chased through Mr.. A. S. Crittenden-
den, agent for their sale in this Sec
ton.
Mr.. Charles w. Brown, of Balti- |
more, has purchased the watch and
jcwclry stand of Mr.. f. Brownold,
and will take possession of the same
about the 1st of October. We well
come our young friend and former
tewnsman back TO CharIestown, and |
wish him much success in his bust
ness life
Mr.. WIN. Waters has a Night |
Blooming Cercus in bloom at his
greenhouse on North Charles street.
Two flowers opened on Thursday
night and one on Friday night. They
were exceedingly beautiful, and at
tracted large number of VISITORS
There are five more buds upon the
plant, and Mr.. Walters thinks they
will open in the course of another